Genesis 16:6:9Gen.16.6.W9TAB
בְּעֵינָ֑יִךְ
beenayikh
“in your eyes”
- Transliteration
- be-e-NA-yikh
- Extended
- beh-eh-NAA-yihkh
- IPA
- /bə.ʕeː.ˈnaː.jix/
Meaning by language
- English
- in your eyes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
be-e-NA-yikh
- phraseyour reading level
ha-TOV be-e-NA-yikh
- clause
va-YO-mer av-RAM el-sa-RAI hin-NE shif-kha-TEKH be-ya-DEKH a-si-LAH ha-TOV be-e-NA-yikh
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-RAM el-sa-RAI hin-NE shif-kha-TEKH be-ya-DEKH a-si-LAH ha-TOV be-e-NA-yikh va-te-a-NE-ha sa-RAI va-tiv-RAKH mip-pa-NE-ha
Exegesis
The command ʿăśî-lāh {עֲשִׂי־לָהּ | ʿăśî-lāh} ‘do to her’ with the qualitative clause haṭṭôv bēʿênāyikh {הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינָיִךְ | ha-ṭṭôv bēʿênāyēkh} ‘what is good in your eyes’ forms a directive subordinated to Sarai’s judgment.
In context — Genesis 16:6
And Abram said to Sarai, “Look, your slave-woman is in your hand; do to her what is good in your eyes.” Then Sarai afflicted her, and Hagar fled from her presence.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 16:6, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵינָ֑יִךְ (beenayikh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.16.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.6.W9.S1) and character.